The Stirling Exchange

Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by PickledNorthern, Nov 5, 2016.

  1. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Have you used Noir?
     
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  2. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    No, not yet.
     
  3. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    I love that Barbershop soap so much - when this puck is finished I'm grabbing another!
     
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  4. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Iced Pineapple is the bomb diggity! Snatch it up fast because its a summer only scent and when its gone you'll have to wait till next summer to get it.
     
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  5. BaylorGator

    BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

    Feedback for @ezlovan:

    I agree the samples go pretty quick, but the actual soaps do last a good amount of time. There are pluses and minuses to hard milled. One of the reasons I buy the soap is that it is an inexpensive way to try some of the Stirling scents without having a soap puck that I can't use if I don't love it. Most of the scents are nice enough that I'll use up a bar of soap even if it doesn't end up in a tub in the den (which will be around much longer). If he went to hard milled, you'd have to offer a sample option like the shaving soaps where I can try a sample cheaply without having to commit to a hard milled bar that I'm gonna have to live with for a while. Otherwise, the appeal of trying new scents with bath bars goes away, and I don't like that idea. As for packaging, I think if it increases the cost and reduces his margin, in my opinion most guys don't care that much. I don't. Women probably do (not to sound sexist, just my observation). If he's trying to sell upscale as opposed to value, then that's a thought; it'd just probably increase the price, which again, doesn't excite me. Maybe launch/pilot the best selling soap scent or two in a "french milled" package and see how it goes? That's probably what I'd do.
     
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  6. PLAla

    PLAla Bit Shy of a Full Puck

    Let him know as he's looking for feedback. He values his customers' opinions! Rod remarked the price increase would be about $0.25.
     
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  7. capsfanx

    capsfanx Well-Known Member

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    Awesome shave this morning!


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  8. gregcss

    gregcss Member

    Has anyone tried the new Eucalyptus Mint shave soap or aftershave? I'm curious about amount of peppermint in each. I have Mike's Peppermint and Rosemary and think the peppermint level is perfect to my liking.
     
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  9. George X

    George X Well-Known Member

    I received a sample bar in my last shipment. I will use it tomorrow


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  10. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    I might crank it up for next week :).
     
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  11. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Am I ever going to freeze tomorrow. Glacial Obsidian soap and balm!
     
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  12. gregcss

    gregcss Member

    Thanks. Just to clarify, I was referring to the shave soap. I fixed my post. Thanks!
     
  13. George X

    George X Well-Known Member

    Oh....never mind lol


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  14. LOOT

    LOOT Well-Known Member

    I like to keep the barbershop around as well.

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  15. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    I am kind of late to the party, but I get 2 1/2 to three weeks from a bar of bath soap. But, I am a human Brillo pad who also buzzes his head and uses the bar for scalp. It really doesn’t matter to me what he does in terms of price, I just want the same scents and performance.

    For sure, I go through it faster than a bar of Lever 2000. Apples to Oranges.
     
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  16. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Why did Lever 2000 cut out its "deodorant" feature???? :angry017:
     
  17. jason koonce

    jason koonce Well-Known Member

    Just ordered my first two sample from Stirling. Margaritas in the Arctic. And. Executive man
     
  18. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    Two great ones. I am sure you will be happy with your choices. Just remember that the MITA is a gateway to a full blown menth addiction.

    Just a hint: Since you are going to have to find a container for your samples, whatever you choose, mush/mold it into the bottom of the bowl/tub/jar etc.... don’t throw a 3” puck into a 5” bowl and just get after it, mush it evenly across the area.

    I promise it will help.
     
  19. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    The Glacial Obsidian soap and balm were both so freezing as well as soothing. What treasures!
     
  20. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    You know what I wanna see? (@ezlovan ) Stirling auto air fresheners. You know those kind that come in the pull top cans? All they are is a soaked wick in a can with a vented/screen on top. Just thought about it the other morning 9n the way to work when I bought some dumb crap scent I didn’t want, and wished it was Stirling Sandalwood. Just a 4:00 AM scratchpad kind of thought.
     

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